Junior Watchmaker / Senior Watch Technician

British Horological Institute Limited.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Regular team social events

Central London location in Farringdon

Job summary

British Horological Institute Limited in London’s Farringdon workshop is seeking a Junior Watchmaker / Senior Watch Technician to join a professional luxury environment. The role involves high-value casing work, diagnostics, and servicing on prestige timepieces from leading brands.

You will perform de-casing/re-casing, timekeeping regulation, diagnostics, warranty assessments, and maintain precise service records in a fast-growing, high-end setting.

Qualifications

• WOSTEP/BHI certification or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on watchmaking or technician experience.
• Strong understanding of luxury case construction and mechanical/quartz movements.
• 5 GCSEs (A-C) and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• De-casing and re-casing prestige and high-complication watches.
• Technical interventions including timekeeping regulation, hand re-alignment, automatic module servicing, bezel re-alignment, battery replacements and resealing, escapement cleaning.
• Diagnostics across mechanical and quartz watches.
• Diagnose and assess warranty repairs.
• Ensure work complies with brand and workshop standards.
• Maintain accurate service records and support workshop efficiency.

Skills

WOSTEP/BHI certification

3+ years hands-on watchmaking

Luxury watch movement knowledge

Education

GCSEs A–C

Job description

Junior Watchmaker / Senior Watch Technician

Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 9 July 2026
Location: Farringdon, London

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Junior Watchmaker / Senior Watch Technician to join our Farringdon workshop. We are one of the fastest growing start-ups within the UK watch industry and are increasing our team capacity to support our growing business. Working within a professional luxury watch environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out a range of technical interventions, high-value casing work, diagnostics, and servicing tasks on prestige and complication timepieces from some of the world’s leading watch brands. The brands we work on are including, but not limited to,Patek Philippe,Audemars Piguet,Vacheron Constantin,A. Lange & Söhne,Rolex,Omega,Jaeger-LeCoultre,Cartier,Chopard.

Key Responsibilities

• De-casing and re-casing prestige and high-complication luxury watches
• Carrying out technical interventions on a variety of watches, including:
  • Timekeeping regulation
  • Hand re-alignment
  • Automatic module servicing
  • Bezel re-alignment
  • Battery replacements and resealing
  • Escapement cleaning
• Performing diagnostics across a wide range of mechanical and quartz watches
• Diagnosing and assessing warranty repairs
• Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with brand and workshop
  standards
• Supporting workshop efficiency and maintaining accurate service records

Required experience & qualifications

• WOSTEP, BHI, or equivalent watchmaking certification
• Minimum 3+ years of practical, hands-on watchmaking or watch technician
  experience
• Strong understanding of luxury case construction, mechanical and quartz watch movements
• 5+ GCSE’s (or equivalent) A – C
• Must already hold the Right to work in the UK and be available in the UK for a bench test

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work on some of the world’s most prestigious watch brands
• A professional, supportive, and well-equipped workshop environment
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Private medical insurance following successful completion of a 3-month probation period
• Regular team social events
• Convenient central London location in Farringdon